Audience and Purpose

This document is intended for those who are responsible for setting up DPX at customer sites. This might be a field technician or a NetApp certified field technician who also has familiarity with Catalogic DPX and DPX licensing.

At the conclusion of this implementation, the customer will be ready to perform DPX backups and recoveries using the features provided by their DPX license.

For a standard, non-customized configuration, the following options are available for purchase:

  • Base Product

  • Base Product + Tape Support

Deployment of the base product involves the following processes:

  • NetApp storage system setup or DPX open storage server setup

  • Deployment of the DPX Master Server software and DPX client software

  • DPX configuration

  • DPX testing

  • Catalog protection setup

Deployment of the tape support option involves the following processes:

  • Tape library setup

  • Media configuration

  • Testing NDMP backups and restores to tape

The time for this deployment varies based on specific customer deliverables and the installer’s familiarity with DPX components. Customized configurations require additional time.

Customers are strongly encouraged to participate in activities they are likely to perform later, including:

  • Creating storage volumes on the NetApp storage system (for NetApp storage users)

  • Installing DPX client software

  • Applying software updates

  • Defining a backup job, a restore job, and an Instant Access restore job

  • Understanding Catalog maintenance and protection procedures

  • Configuring tape libraries and media

  • Defining backup and restore jobs from storage system to tape

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